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abduction
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The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
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adduction
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The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis
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ambulation
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The act of walking
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anorexia
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Loss of appetite
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anoxia
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Absence of oxygen
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asepsis
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1. freedom from infectious material. 2. the abscense of viable pathogenic organisms
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atelectasis
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Total or partial collapse of the lung
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atrophy
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A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use
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circumduction
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The circular movement of a limb such that the distal end of the limb delineates an arc
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contracture
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An abnormal, often permanent shortening, as of muscle or scar tissue, that results in distortion or deformity, especially of a joint of the body
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cyanosis
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A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood
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debridement
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Surgical excision of dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue and removal of foreign matter from a wound.
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dorsiflexion
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The turning of the foot or the toes upward
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edema
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An excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue spaces or a body cavity
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embolus
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A mass, such as an air bubble, a detached blood clot, or a foreign body, that travels through the bloodstream and lodges so as to obstruct or occlude a blood vessel.
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erythema
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Redness of the skin caused by dilatation and congestion of the capillaries, often a sign of inflammation or infection.
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eschar
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A dry scab or slough formed on the skin as a result of a burn or by the action of a corrosive or caustic substance.
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eversion
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The act of turning inside out.
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excoriation
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To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade
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extention
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The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion.
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exudate
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A substance that has oozed forth.
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fibrosis
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formation of fibrous tissues
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flaccid
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Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone
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flexion
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The act of bending a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors.
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gait
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Pattern of walking.
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hygiene
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The science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health
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hyperextention
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Extension of a bodily joint beyond its normal range of motion.
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hypertrophy
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A nontumorous enlargement of an organ or a tissue as a result of an increase in the size rather than the number of constituent cells
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incontinence
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The inability to control excretory functions.
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ankylosis
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The stiffening or immobility of a joint resulting from disease, trauma, surgery, or bone fusion.
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interstitial
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Relating to or situated in the small, narrow spaces between tissues or parts of an organ
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inversion
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a turning inward, inside out, or other reversal of the normal relation of a part
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ischemia
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deficiency of blood in a part, due to functional contriction or action obstruction of a blood vessel
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lateral position
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denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or structure
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lithotomy
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incision of a duct or organ for removal of calculi
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logrolling
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method of turning patients following neurosurgical procedures when the spine must be maintained in alighnment. Two nurses use a sheet to turn the patient as a unit, if the patient is unable to support the head a third party is neccesary
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maceration
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the softening of a solid by soaking
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necrosis
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the morphological changest indicative of cell death cause my enzygomatic degradation
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pallor
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paleness, as of the skin
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pressure
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stress or strain , compression, expansion, pull, thrust, or shear
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presssure ulcer
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an ulcer due to local interference with the circulation
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pronation
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To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces down or back.
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vasodilation
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Dilation of a blood vessel, as by the action of a nerve or drug.
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recumbant position
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lying down
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restraint
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forcible confinement of a confused, disoriented, psyhiotic, or irrational person
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rotation
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turnin around in an axis
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supine position
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lying with face upward, or on the dorsal surface
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thrombophlebitis
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Dilation of a blood vessel, as by the action of a nerve or drug.
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thrombus
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A fibrinous clot formed in a blood vessel or in a chamber of the heart.
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vasoconstriction
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Constriction of a blood vessel, as by a nerve or drug.
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active range of motion(AROM)
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when patient does isotonic expercises in which the client moves each joint in the body through a comple range of motion
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urnirary stasis
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stoppage or slowdown of flow
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Fowlers position
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semi sitting position while lieing in bed
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high fowlers postion
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head and trunk raise 90 degrees while on bed
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low fowler postion
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head and trunk raised about 15 to 45 degrees
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passive range of motion(PROM)
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when another person moves wach of the clients joints through their isotonic excercises
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sims postion
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position between lateral and prone
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prone position
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client lies on abdomen with head turned to one side
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renal calculi
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kindney stone
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trendelenburg
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head of bed is lowered and the foot reiased in a striaght incline
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